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'''Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau''' or '''Jean-Armand Dieskau, Baron de Dieskau''' (1701 – 1767) was a [[France|French]] general and commander in America for a part of the [[French and Indian War]]. |
'''Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau''' or '''Jean-Armand Dieskau, Baron de Dieskau''' (1701 – 1767) was a [[France|French]] general and commander in America for a part of the [[French and Indian War]]. On [[September 8]], 1755, he led some 1400 French and [[Native Americans in the United States|Indian]] troops against [[Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet|Sir William Johnson]]'s provincial soldiers and Native American warriors. Casualties were comparable for each side, but Dieskau was wounded and captured, and his men retreated. This event became known as the [[Battle of Lake George]]. Dieskau was finally released in 1763. |
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Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau or Jean-Armand Dieskau, Baron de Dieskau (1701 – 1767) was a French general and commander in America for a part of the French and Indian War. On September 8, 1755, he led some 1400 French and Indian troops against Sir William Johnson's provincial soldiers and Native American warriors. Casualties were comparable for each side, but Dieskau was wounded and captured, and his men retreated. This event became known as the Battle of Lake George. Dieskau was finally released in 1763.
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